Clothes-drier.



Ptented Oct. 3|, |399.

L. s. ROBERTS. CLOTHES DRIEB. (Application med rb. 11, 1895.

(No Model.)

WITNESS TH: Nonms PE1-:Rs no., Pncuumo.. WASHINGTON. n. c.l

NITED STATES LEMUEL S. ROBERTS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE PECK- WILLIAMSON HEATING AND VENTILATING COMPANY,

PLACE.

OF SAME CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,067, dated October 31, 1899.

Application filed February Il, 1898. Serial No. 669,882. (No model.)

To all w/wm/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL S. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes-driers, Whether for laundry or domestic use, comprising a drying-cabinet, with means for heating the same, and a series of suspended sliding racks for holding the clothes to be dried and which may be drawn out of the cabinet or pushed therein, as the case requires. It has special reference to improvements in the construction of the racks and their means of support and in the construction of the drying-lues and means for cleansing the same, even while the cabinet contains clothes being dried, without danger of dust or soot entering the cabinet.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a' sectional side elevation of a clothes-drier embodying my invention with the racks partly Withdrawn from the cabinet. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional plan View-on the dotted line 900@ of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional side elevation on the dotted line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailed plan view of the fronts of three of the racks.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the figures.

A represents'a cabinet of the usual or any suitable construction having in its base the heating-nues B O, separated by a verticallyswinging damper D, operated from the outside by a handle a. One pipe E for the products of combustion enters the ue C on one side of the damper D and the other pipe F enters the Hue B on the opposite side of the damper D. The prod ucts of combustion may enter the pipe E and, passing through the flues C B, may pass out .through the pipe F, or vice versa. The lines B O extend nearly to the front of the base of the cabinet, Where a door G is provided to give accessto removable caps H in the fronts of the iiues, and side and top plates I are provided, which, in connection with a bottom plate J, all extend from the top, bottom, and sides of the lues to the door G to enable the door to be opened, the caps H removed, and the iiues cleaned out without the possibility of any dust or soot entering the cabinet. While cleaning the fiues the damper D is swung to a horizontal position, as shown by the dotted lines of Figs. 2 and 3, to permit the flue-scraper being passed under it, as will be readily understood.

The front of the cabinet A is open and provided with vertical T-shaped bars K, Fig. 4, with which the front plates L of the rackframes engage, and when all of the rackframes are pushed in the front of the cabinet is entirely closed.

The rack-frames are composed of the vertical front plates L, a rear vertical tubular bar M,and connecting horizontal bars or tubes N, on which the clothes are hung. To support each rack at all times in a vertical plane and permit it to be drawn out of the cabinet Vor pushed in, I provide a foot-piece O for each plate L, which has journaled in its lower end a roller b, resting on the floor. I also provide a bottom rod P, connecting the rods L M of each frame, which slides through a bearingplate c at'the front of the cabinet. I also provide a top rod Q for each frame, which is secured at its front end to the plate L and telescopes into a tube R, secured within the cabinet near its top. Each of the bars M has at its upper end a fork straddling the tube R,

be seen that the racks are entirely sustained in their Vertical planes and in all positions of adjustment by the cabinet and the iioor of the room in which it is situated, thus dispens- IOO ing with extended overhangiug fixtures, such as have been heretofore provided and which are both unsightly and occupying room. Again, by the provision of the door G and removable caps H the flues can be cleaned at any time, even while the clothes are being dried, Without danger of dust or soot entering the cabinet.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a clothes-drier, the combination with the drying-chamber of a sliding rack supported at its outer end by a foot carrying a roller resting upon the door, at its inner end by a roller riding upon a tube secured within the drying-chamber and a horizontal bar secured to the front of the rack telescoping within the tube, substantially as described.

2. In a clothes-drier, the combination with the drying-chamber of a sliding rack supported at its outer end by a foot carrying a roller riding upon the floor, at its inner end by a roller riding upon a tube secured within the drying-chamber a horizontal bar secured to the front of the rack telescoping Within the tube, and a bottom horizontal bar sliding through guides in the drying-chamber, substantially as described.

3. In a clothes-drier, the combination with the drying-chamber of heating-fines in the base thereof, a door in front of said ues, removable caps at the ends of said fines opposite said door, and shields such as I J connecting the ends of said fines with the dooropening to prevent dust or soot from entering the drying-chamber when the lues are cleaned, substantially as described.

LEMUEL S. ROBERTS.

Vitnesses:

JOHN M. SMEDEs, EDWARD PECK. 

